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HOW FORMER AGF OPENED MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS TO DIVERT PUBLIC FUNDS – PREMIUM TIMES A witness in the trial of former Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has disclosed how the ex-AGF opened multiple bank accounts to divert public funds. Anamekwe is facing trial on a nine-count amended charge of money laundering to the tune of ₦868,465,000 …

NIGERIA ON HIGH ALERT AS EBOLA OUTBREAK HITS UGANDA The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda.Jide Idris, the director‐general, said this on Sunday in an interview with journalists in Abuja.EVD is a rare but severe illness caused by viruses …

HOW US-BASED NIGERIAN DOCTOR HELD FAMILY HOSTAGE BEFORE KILLING SELF Dr Ikenna ErinneLate US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna ErinneA US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, reportedly held his estranged partner and their children hostage at gunpoint for three hours before taking his own life when police arrived, his father-in-law, Francis Van-Lare, has alleged. The tragic death of the 36-year-old cardiologist …

HERDSMEN ATTACK EBONYI COMMUNITY, SCORES FEARED DEAD, BUILDINGS BURNT Amegu Nkalagha community, in Ishielu local government Area of Ebonyi State came under heavy attack on Sunday morning, leading to the killing of several residents. During the attack, many buildings were burnt to ashes. The incident is believed to be a reprisal following the reported killing of cattle belonging to herdsmen …

Igbo Marginalization: Fact Or Fanciful Claim?By Chike Obidigbo Ph.D Recently, President Bola Tinubu appointed chairmen of 42 boards and parastatals of the Federal Government (FG). As has become usual with such federal appointments, the list of appointees had only few names of people from the Southeast geopolitical zone. Last month, the President ended the year 2024 with similar appointments. That …

GET READY FOR FRESH ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE, FG TELLS NIGERIANS The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months”. It, however, said that the planned increase needed to be balanced by subsidies for less-affluent electricity users. Bloomberg quoted the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, as giving this hint …

NIGERIANS SUFFERING DUE TO YOUR ANTI-PEOPLE POLICIES – BODE GEORGE TO TINUBU Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has charged President Bola Tinubu to end the suffering of Nigerians caused by his anti-people policies. Speaking on the state of the nation, George reminded Tinubu that Nigerians are hungry and angry. Addressing journalists in Lagos …

LABOUR PARTY IN STAGE 4 CANCER – TONY NWULU A former Deputy Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Imo State, Tony Chinedu Nwulu, has said the leadership crisis in the party may not be ending soon. The Imo State former member of the House of Representatives tendered his resignation from the Labour Party citing a leadership crisis last week. …

NORTHERN NIGERIA FACING SERIOUS CHALLENGES, HEADING FOR TOTAL COLLAPSE – BUGAJE An elder statesman, Usman Bugaje, has opined that the deteriorating condition of Northern Nigeria is facing serious challenges that require collective efforts to prevent total collapse. He observed that the region is plagued by poverty, insecurity, and corruption, saying that nearly 60 per cent of students in tertiary institutions …

I CAN’T BE NOLLYWOOD ACTOR IN POLITICS – EL RUFAI Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai says he doesn’t belong to the class of politicians who pretend. El-Rufai said on Saturday while reacting to an X user who commended him for a book he authored titled ‘Accidental Public Servant’. According to the netizen, after reading the book, he was convinced …